Finding money to support businesses; and entrepreneurs' ambitions, is never a very simple process.  But it is made easier with good work to start with.  The basic advice is simple.  To raise money, you need to explain the proposition in the simplest terms; and find somebody that manages capital who really understands it.  Funding comes in many forms.  At the highest level, there are four or five main structures you can use.

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